Carrier for disk wheels



May 20, 1930. (3. F. WASSERFALLENY 1,759,212

' CARRIER FOR DISK WHEELS Filed March 17, 1926 jzuezifr 17 JAWEWWMPatented May 20, 1930 UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES F.WASSERFALLEN, 013 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGN 'OR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- 1MENTS, TO DETROIT AND SECURITY TRTJST COMPANY, OF D CORPORATION, orMICHIGAN CARRIER EoR DISK wHEEEs Application filed March 17, 1926.Serial 1 Io. 95,1 71

with or without a tire thereon, which is simple in construction and canbe produced at a low cost, which facilitates placement and removal ofthe wheel and which efliciently secures the wheel against rattling andsqueaking.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined. by the claims at the conclusionhereof.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 is a perspective of a tirecarrier embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical section.Fig. 4 is a perspective of the retaining bolt.

The invention is exemplified in a carrier comprising a pair of brackets4. and 5 which are preferably formed of stamped metal of suitablethickness. Each of these brackets is provided at its front end with aseries of holes 6 for rivets or bolts to fixedly attach it to the rearend of the side sill 'of a vehicle frame. These brackets terminate attheir rear ends in integral arcuate shoes 7 and 8 which conformsubstantially to, and are adapted to engage, the portions of the innerperiphery of a disk wheel to position the wheel concentrically on thecarrier. The wheel illustrated comprises a disk a, provided with anaxially extending flange a, and a rim a provided with a tire retainingflange a at one side and a groove a and a flange a at its opposite sideto hold a tireretaining ring, as well understood in theart. .The rim isformed with a-oentral circular opening a, to fit around a portion of thehub on an axle and with an annular series of holes a for the wheelattaching bolts carried by said hub. The disk at, adjacent the openinga, is tapered.

Each of the brackets 4 and 5 has an offset 9 which forms a shoulderagainst which the outer side of flange a will abut, and this shoulder ispreferably flared to insure a snug fit between the offset and the rim. Acrossbar 10 extends between, and has its ends The ends ofthe cross-barare provided with axially extending flanges 13 which conformsubstantially to the inner facesofshoes 7- and 8. Rivets 14 extendthrough said flanges and the shoes to rigidly'secure the cross-bar tothe shoes. A retaining bolt 15 has a shank extending'through a hole 16inthe vertical flange 11 of the cross-bar and a laterally extendingintegral lug 17 which abuts against the inner face of said flange and isfixedly secured thereto by a rivet18. A nut, 19-is threadedftosaid boltand provided with handles 20 whereby it may be turned. A locking disk orplate 21 has'a central hole 22, through which the bolt 15 extends, andis provided with a marginal flared flange 23 which is adapted to fit thetapered margin of hole a, so'that thewheel' will be concentrically andtruly positioned around the bolt. When the nut is turned to force disk21 against the wheel, the latter' will be jammed against the shoulders9on'the shoes 7 and 8, and the wheel will be firmly and truly secured onthe carrier, so that rattles and squeaks will be avoided. The rear endof the bolt 15 may bef provided with a hole 24, to receive a padlock forpreventing the-unauthorized removal'of the wheel from the carrier. Y e

' The invention exemplifiesja tire carrier in which shouldered shoes forreceiving the rim are rigidly cross-connected and secured againstcontraction and separation by a crossbar whichcarries a'retaining bolt.This results. in a simple and efiicientsupporting structure by which thewheel will be carried without likelihood of squeaks or rattles. Thecross-bar is formed so that it will be rigid against axial andtransverse stresses, so that there is no danger of the contracting presETROIT, MICHIGAN, A-

sures of the wheel against the shoe distorting the bar. The inventionalso exemplifies a carrier for disk Wheels in which the cross-barcarries a retainingbolt for clamping the e e W ders;

, wheel on the carrier, so that it is only necessary to remove andtighten the nut 19 in the removal and replacement of the wheel. The

7 carrier asan entity is simple and maybe produced at'a low cost. I

The invention' s not to be u derstood as restricted to the detailsisetforth, since these :may be modified within the scope of theappendedclaims, without departing from the spirita'nd scope of theinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is: y 1 e v 1. In a carrier for disk wheels,theco mbination of brackets adapted to be secured to the frame of avehicle andto extend rearwardly therefrom, an arcuate shoe andshouldersfor the wheel'and on 'the brackets, a cross-bar extending between theshoes and having its ends fixed -tl1ereto,'.-a bolt ex'tending throughthe bar and having an ofis'et'headriveted to the bar, and means on thebolt for clamping the wheel agai'nstthe shoulders.

2. Acarrier for a disk wheel, comprising in combination a pai'r ofbrackets adapted to be secured to the frame of a vehicle so as topro'jecttherefrom, each of said brackets em- 7 bodying means tofitwithinthe'wheel-rim V and anabutinent inwardly of said means for limiting) themovement of the Wheel axially, across ar extending between and havingits ends secured to the brackets, an outwardly integral With said onebracket-end and's'hoe and operable to engage the usual tire ret'ainingflange at the inner side of'the wheel-rim in order to limit'the' wheel,when on the car'- rier, against axial movementin one direction, across-bar extending between and having its ends fixedly secured to thearcuate shoe,and

means carried by said crossbar for clamping the wheel in place againsttheshoulders;

Signed at Detroit, Michigamthis 12th day of March,1926,

CHARLES F. WASSVERFALLEN. j

projecting bolt secured to the, said' 'c ross bar, by

a plate mouiited on the bolt and provided with atapered margin to fitinto the hub hole in the disk 'part'of the'wheel, and a nut on the boltfor clamping the plate to force and hold thewheel in place. I e V l 3.Acarrier for a disk wheel, comprising in combination apair of brackets,each of which is stamped frorna one-piece plateof I nital and hasone endthereofadapted for connection to the 'fi'aine ofka vehicle and its otherend bent soa's to extend inwardlyrand' 7 then outwardly and to fdfrm anarcuate shoe for receiving and supporting the wheel-rim and a shoulderor an abutment between and integral with said one bracketend and shoeand operableto engage the usual tire retaining flange at the inner sideof the wheel rim n order to limit the wheel against axial movement in"one direction while .on the carrier, a

crossbar extending between and having its ends secured to the brackets,and means for clamping thewheel in place against the shou1-.

